Christian Ministry - Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary

Christian Ministry from Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary is a Campus Master Religious Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The Master of Arts Christian Ministry (M.A.C.M.) degree is designed for persons desiring graduate theological education for a variety of church-related ministries and personal goals, but who do not anticipate the senior pastorate. The degree provides a foundation in the theological disciplines for further graduate study, personal theological pursuit, and instruction in specialized ministries. By offering a variety of elective courses in selected areas of study along with a core of required courses, the M.A.C.M. can be tailored to each student's particular interests and goals. The M.A.C.M. is especially appropriate for the following: 1. Persons who desire to become more competent in their biblical understanding in order to minister more effectively in their church 2. Christian school teachers who have been trained in educational specialties but not adequately in biblical studies and theology 3. Persons planning to teach biblical studies or theology in other than a college or graduate setting; 4. Missionaries who desire to increase their understanding of the Bible 5. Youth workers who seek to enlarge their understanding and competently counsel and minister to young people. The M.A.C.M. exposes the student to studies in a broad array of important ministry issues including: (1) the human development cycle throughout a person's lifetime and the implications for educational and counseling ministries in and through the church; (2) organizational and administrative skills needed to facilitate a church's discipleship ministry; (3) the teaching-learning process and the skills necessary for planning, implementing, and evaluating teaching strategies for various age levels in a variety of settings; (4) principles of curriculum construction and of long-range program planning, including a survey of curricula and other resources for use in Christian education ministries; (5) the integration of other theological disciplines into the discipleship ministries of the church; (6) how to provide basic biblical counseling that is sensitive to the diverse age, gender, racial/ethnic and social worlds of a congregation's many members; (7) the place of a Christian educator or counselor in a ministry team context. The M.A.C.M. includes counseling philosophy and theory, and counseling techniques. The degree offers the opportunity to gain insights and abilities for ministry in situations requiring relational, interpersonal, and caring skills. The M.A.C.M. does not prepare persons to be professional counselors, but it does lay a solid theological and counseling theory foundation for both peer counseling and further education. Students who complete the M.A.C.M. will demonstrate the following: 1. An increased knowledge of the Bible and theology 2. An understanding of the historical development of Christian fundamentalism; 3. An understanding of dispensational, premillennial theology 4. An understanding of Baptist distinctives and congregational polity 5. An understanding of the teaching-learning process 6. An understanding of the planning, implementation, and evaluation of teaching strategies at various age levels in a variety of settings 7. The ability to provide biblical counseling necessary for the diverse age, gender, racial/ethnic and social makeup of a contemporary congregation 8. The ability to effectively implement a discipleship ministry in a church. View more details on Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Religious Studies courses.